Belarus: the Assembly ready to restore Special Guest status under condition[23/06/2009]

The Parliamentary Assembly, meeting in session in Strasbourg, on 23 June voted in favour of restoring the Special Guest status of the Belarusian Parliament, which has been suspended since 1997, with a view to ''engaging in political dialogue with the authorities'' while supporting ''the strengthening of democratic forces and civil society''. This status, however, could only be granted ''after a moratorium on the execution of the death penalty is decreed''.
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